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Wild, FWIW when I applied for NROTC one of my recs was from one of my English teachers who was a Marine grunt in Vietnam and later went on to be one of the founding members of Veterans Against the War. Needless to say, he was against the idea of my joining the military but still agreed to write...

I'm also a 3/c in NROTC and will be getting a US flag on my upper arm sometime during winter break, a bunch of people in my unit have tats, shouldn't be a problem as long as it's not offensive and not visible in uniform. What are you thinking about getting?

I get CNN breaking news updates as text messages on my cell phone, and on the "messages" screen it shows the first part of the text which is usually the location (LONDON-AP, NEW YORK-AP, BAGHDAD-AP, etc)...usually when I wake up in the morning and see one that says "Baghdad" I cringe because it...

Congrats Pensador. Unfortunately my GPA kinda sucks (mid-2 range, altho I'll have it up to around 3, hopefully above 3, by the end of my first semester of senior year) so I'm looking to get straight 9s on the ASTB, at least on AQR and PFAR.

There was some air-to-air combat in the Gulf War and some Allied planes (including CAPT Scott Speicher's I believe) were lost to enemy aircraft fire, none so far that I'm aware of in the war on terror (in either of the major campaigns or smaller actions in the Phillipines, Georgia, and...

Bypass, I submitted my application in May of my junior year of HS and found out I got a scholarship the last few days of February of my senior year. You've got some time :)

On #32 (the x star y question), the star doesn't represent multiplication--it represents a completely different, made-up function.

If it's money you're worried about, NROTC is not an impossibility--if you are awarded a scholarship they will pay all of your tuition for 4 years, and on top of that, most state schools will cover your room and board (typically around 25-30% of the tuition costs at a given school). For...

Well I got 74 pushups on my most recent test (like a month after that one), I wasn't "on" that day for some reason...

55 OAR, and three 7's. Above average but nothing to write home about, especially given my crappy GPA. I'll probably re-take it in January (figure I can study my ass off for it over winter break since I won't have anything else to worry about academically--this wasn't the best time to take it...

...for the first time. Wish me luck!!

One of our staff LTs made Chief before getting a commission through NROTC.

http://www.topeuro.co.uk/blagger/the_duel.html

If I got a BA in Computer Science, would that be considered technical?

That is the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life.

No problem, and yes that's me.

I had my interview in April or May of my junior year, had all my application material in by the end of my junior year, and didn't find out I got a scholarship until the last week of February of my senior year. I know it's nerve-wracking (I was checking the CNET website 5-10 times a day most...

Awesome news, this means less competition for a spot in flight school from folks who aren't as committed as I am.

Wear a tie to your interview. Doesn't need to be a suit, but khakis, button-down shirt, nice shoes, jacket and tie. As for your hair, you don't need to get it buzzed or anything but then again it shouldn't be really long (more than a few inches).

I would e-mail the Recuriting Officer for the NROTC unit at the school you're applying to, he will help you.

Can you add me to the list sir? fowleral@bc.edu Thanks

Veg, can't say how things are up at Cornell but in my unit we can get away with wearing our own shorts as long as they're blue (if they're blank or say "Navy" even better, but I wear navy blue shorts that say "Boston College" in gold letters on the leg and never had any problems with it). Only...

Divide, where on the site you posted can you find the info that would be useful on the ASTB? I couldn't make much sense of it. FYI, I'm NROTC and was able to access the CNET site, so it's not just open to AD personnel.

Never mind, I looked thru some past discussions and found the answers I was looking for.

I'll be taking the ASTB in the near future, I have no idea what the difference between Form 1 and Form 2 is (or which version I'll be taking), can anyone clue me in? Thanks

I'm guessing a helo ejection seat could work if it ejects you thru the windshield, rather than straight up thru the top of the canopy (and the rotors). Or, if when you eject, you're in a self-contained canopy that's strong enough to withstand getting hit by the rotors (and maybe when the chute...

Damn, you've now been at 2 of the units I listed in my top 3 when I applied (GW was my #1 choice when I first submitted my package, with UVa #2 and Tulane #3, but I got deferred from Georgetown and got into BC so I called the Navy and put Boston U. at #1). How's Tulane? It was awesome when I...

Dick--I thought you liked GW? Where are you at now?

Navy does them the same way. Your hands have to be on your shoulders/upper chest at all times, but other than that the only requirement is to touch your elbows to your thighs, which means touch your elbows about an inch above your waist.

I got 121 situps on my last (Navy) PFT, I'd say just work your abs as hard as you can. You don't need to spend 45 minutes at a time working your abs, the PFT doesn't test how many situps you can do in 45 minutes, it tests how many you can do in 2 minutes. Do flutter kicks, leg raises...

Thought I'd let you guys know this, even though I'm an NROTC Midshipman and not involved with OCS. I have been reading pretty much all of the posts on this board recently and I have seen the recent discussions about whether the Navy will average your three scores (running, pushups, situps) at...

Can't give you any advice I'm afraid since I'm still a NROTC Midshipman, not even an FNG yet (my fellow Yanks will know what "FNG" means ;)), but I will say that Australia is our brothers and if anyone from any foreign nation has a chance to become a US Naval Officer, an Australlian-born...

Try the forums at www.military.com .

I got my share of second-hand smoke last year (try not to hang out w/ people who do that kind of crap, but it can be hard when it's pretty much everyone living in your hall) and never popped positive. I asked my advisor about it at the beginning of the year (I was worried because my roomate and...

Hey Brian, I was in your shoes just a few years ago, applying for an NROTC scholarship, now I am a Midshipman at Boston College. (Although when I had my interview for NROTC it was with a Chief, I wonder why yours is with a Captain.) The main thing I would say is try to get your GPA up. I'm...

Thanks, I should know by the middle of next week. No relation to Rebecca as FlyNavy said...there's also a MIDN Will Fowler at MIT. We're taking over the Navy ;) GO EAGLES!! (Boston College and Philadelphia)

I actually might have to wait until next summer because I strained a ligament in my hip taking the PFA next week. The thing that really sucks is it's a minor thing and wouldn't cause me any problems at all (if I broke my leg or something I could live w/ that, but this sucks) but now I have to...

Anyone else hittin up Norfolk this summer? GO EAGLES!! (Boston College and Philadelphia)

GO EAGLES!! (Boston College and Philadelphia)

Good luck with everything, hope it works out. GO EAGLES!! (Boston College and Philadelphia)

Please change mine to "NROTC MIDN"-thanks GO EAGLES!!

Jean--not sure if you mean Notre Dame or North Dakota, but if it's the former... 14-7!!!! BC 14, Notre Dame 7 GO EAGLES!!

Are you sure you can't get US citizenship until you're 18? A friend of mine was born in Canada to 2 Polish parents and has been a US citizen since he was 6 or 7. Anyway, Cornell is a great school (except for their bastard hockey team ;)) but it's also expensive as hell. You should also...

First off, Navy ROTC has midshipmen, Army and Air Force ROTC have cadets. Why can't you get US citizenship until your freshman year of college? Also, what country are you currently a citizen of? Shouldn't be a problem but having parents who are Iraqi or Chinese citizens might make getting a...

Is Kelly McGillis still a flight instructor there? Alex BC 14, Notre Dame 7 GO EAGLES!!

I'm actually relieved to hear that, I thought it was 2.5 which would have put me in trouble (I suffered from not having the maturity to put down the shotglass and study during my first semester, which resulted in a 2.4 GPA, something that will certainly be corrected in the future). BC 14...

Let's go Eagles!! :D 2-0 to the Yanks, WHO'S YOUR DADDY MEXICO???

"For our first PFT, I performed 80 situps in two minutes, 56 pushups in two minutes, and ran two miles in 12:09. This earned me 413 out of a perfect score of 500 points. I was the highest scoring OT in my entire wing of 275 people, and ran the fastest two miles. For this I was presented a...

OK, I'm more than happy to talk about handballs...O'Brien's was an accident, no call inside the box. And we got screwed over on bad calls enough during the tournament (Frings' handball, Donovan's goal vs Poland called back for no reason) and during qualifying (Berhalter called for a nonexistent...

Funny that a German should be telling an American about lucky victories over a better team...even der Kaiser admitted we just about played your boys off the field. Oliver Kahn is the only reason you won...and if you want to talk about luck, how about Reyna's chip going over, Sanneh's header in...